Skegness Log: 30-11-15 (FM)

Band 2 Tropospheric:
 92.7 1914  F  France Inter, Neufchâtel-en-Bray/Croixdalle (76)   F201 PS 
               logged: __INTER_ 381km
 92.1 1924  F  France Musique, Laval/Mont Rochard (53) Classical, as 88.7  551km
 92.2 1926  F  France Musique, Tours/Chissay [41] (37) Classical, as 88.7  646km
 97.8 1935  F  France Culture, Tours/Chissay [41] (37) As 98.0. (Nothing from Brest on 
               their freqs)  646km
 88.0 1942  F  France Culture, Alençon/Mont d'Amain (61) OM, as 98.0  498km
 91.0 1943  F  France Musique, Alençon/Mont d'Amain (61) Classical, as 88.7  498km
 91.8 1944  F  France Musique, Bourges/Neuvy (18) Classical, as 88.7  672km
103.2 1946  F  France Bleu Berry, Bourges/Neuvy (18) OM, as web  672km
 91.1 2103  F  France Inter, Villers-Cotterêts/Fleury (02) ID  474km
 91.6 2103  D  SWR3, Koblenz/Waldesch (rlp) ID  590km
 90.6 2104  D  hr1, Hardberg (hes) Das wetter im Hessen  712km
 89.6 2106  F  RDL, Saint-Omer/Racquinghem (62) French music, as web  306km
 93.3 2113  F  Rire et Chansons, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) Le comedy, as le web  
               285km
 95.5 2114  F  France Bleu Nord, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) Discussion, as web  
               285km
 96.5 2117  F  Skyrock, Saint-Omer/Asdoit (62) Phone-in, as 106.9  295km
 97.2 2117  F  RFM, Saint-Omer/Wisques (62) Patrice Rushen song, as web  299km
 99.0 2121 BEL Randstad FM, Mechelen/Douaneplein (vlg-ant) Monty Python song, as web  
               370km
105.9 2124  F  Europe 1, Caen/Colombelles (14) Presumed Caen. OMs, as web  442km
105.3 2130  F  France Info, Falaise/Villers-Canivet (14) Presumed site based on bearing 
               and conditions. As 105.2  473km **
102.8 2131  G  Diverse FM (Luton CR), Luton/Farley Hill (EN-BEF) ID and jingle ID. 
               Very diverse beats!  151km **
101.6 2136  F  NRJ, Flers/la Chapelle-Biche (61) Jingle ID and ads  498km
 87.6 2219  F  RMC, Le Havre/Harfleur (76) OMs, as web  406km
 87.8 2220  F  Mouv', Caen/Colombelles (14) Jazzy music, as web  442km
 88.0 2222  F  Radio Classique, Calais/246, rue Mollien (62) Classical, as web  266km
 89.2 2224  F  Radio Cristal, Falaise/Fourneaux-le-Val (14) Adele song, just detectable, 
               as web  478km **
 89.8 2228  F  Radio Albatros, Fécamp/Touissant (76) Distinctive classical music, as web  
               380km **
 92.0 2235  F  Radio 6, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont d'Herquelingue (62) French song, jingle ID  
               288km
 99.0 2247  F  Sea FM, Villedieu-les-Poêles/réservoir (50) Jingle ID between pops  
               486km **
101.4 2251  F  NRJ, Caen/Colombelles (14) Pops, as web  442km
103.2 2252  F  Radio Cristal, Caen/Colombelles (14) Pops, as web  442km
105.5 2254  F  France Info, Caen/Colombelles (14) Presume Caen. Jingle ID  442km
 87.8 2259  F  Radio Courtoisie, Cherbourg-Octeville/Bélier (50) Gregorian chant, as web  
               415km

** Personal First

Recordings:
99.0 Sea FM, Villedieu-les-Poêles 2246 30-10-15
https://app.box.com/s/ed5uxlyqoer85ixf9oae3csdjlohaqi4

A nice, tightly focused tropo opening to northern France with some interesting vertical reception.

Good DX!

John Faulkner
Skegness, Lincolnshire (JO03dd) <3m ASL.
Blog: http://skegnessdx.blogspot.co.uk
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/g1vvp
Vimeo Channel: https://vimeo.com/skegnessdx

Receivers:
Elad FDM-S2 (Meteor Scatter and sporadic E)
Sony XDR-F1HD with Konrad i2c mod. (Tropo/Scatter)

Aerials:
Körner 9.2 @ 5.5 metres agl. QTH is approximately 3 metres asl, 1km from the sea.
Fringe Electronics 20dB pre-amp.

Software:
Elad FDM-SW2, SDR Console File Analyser & RDS Spy via VAC.
XDR-GTK v0.3.1 for the Sony XDR-F1HD

Rotator:
Yaesu G-5500 azimuth & elevation rotator, allowing antenna to be vertical, horizontal, etc.